Franklin Square Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a fully accredited 215-bed teaching hospital, recently established a division of chiropractic medicine. The division will function under the hospital's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The hospital's board of directors has approved DCs to act as primary care physicians within the hospital setting, consistent with their clinical training.
Eligibility for staff privileges requires that the DC be a graduate from a chiropractic college approved by a national chiropractic accrediting agency, which is fully approved by the United States Office of Education (USOE) and the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation (COPA).
Julius M. D'Angelantonio, D.C., and Marc C. Cohen, D.C., of the Pennsylvania Academy of Chiropractic Physicians (PACP) are chairman and co-chairman respectively of the chiropractic division. The PACP has been working continuously since its founding in 1978 to establish hospital privileges for DCs in Pennsylvania.
Recent laws in New Jersey and California represent a disturbing trend that will negatively impact a practice’s ability to collect monies from patients, as well as expose them to significant penalties if the practice does not follow the mandatory guidelines to a T. Please be aware that a similar law may be coming to your state. The time to act is before the law is passed.
With estimates showing over 30 million Americans affected by peripheral neuropathy – and a significant portion underdiagnosed – it’s increasingly likely that chiropractors are already treating these patients. What’s missing is structured recognition, comprehensive management and targeted tools to slow progression, improve function and support systemic health.
Each year, ICD-10-CM is updated on Oct. 1. For 2026, there are 74,179 total codes, with 487 additions, 28 deletions and 38 revisions. Code changes are based on date of service, not the claim submission date. Services performed on/after Oct. 1 must use the new codes. While no changes affect the common spinal or extraspinal codes most frequently used by DCs, several updates may still affect your claims – particularly for comorbidities, referred pain, or trauma cases.
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